Foods + Festivals · Signature
Hemis & Himalayan Kitchens
Ladakh's masked-dance festival, at 11,000 feet.
The route
Acclimatized properly, then the Hemis Monastery's masked Cham dance, Nubra's high-altitude villages, and a night by Pangong Lake.
Day by day
Leh — acclimatization
A deliberately slow start to acclimatize to the altitude, with monastery visits and an introduction to Ladakhi staples like butter tea and thukpa.
Hemis Festival
The Hemis Monastery's masked Cham dance — one of Ladakh's most significant Buddhist festivals — with a cultural briefing beforehand.
Nubra Valley
Double-humped Bactrian camels on the sand dunes, apricot orchards, and high-altitude village life.
Pangong Lake
A night by the lake itself, with the kind of remote Ladakhi hospitality you can't book from a hotel website.
Return to Leh, send-off
A final day to acclimatize back down before your flight, with packing help and an airport drop.
What's included
- Altitude-aware pacing (2-day acclimatization built in, not skipped)
- Hemis Festival access with a cultural briefing
- Private 4x4 transport for Nubra and Pangong
- Your dedicated Travel Manager, on WhatsApp for the whole trip
What it costs
Quoted per journey
No two of these run the same way. What it costs depends on your dates, how many of you are travelling, where you want to stay, and how much of the circuit you want. Tell your Travel Manager what you have in mind and you get a written quote for exactly that — with no planning fee on top.
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